Anthropoid-coffin-form canopic container inscribed with the name of Duamutef
Description
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1802 B.C. Wood, paint. H. 37.5 × W. 13 cm (14 3/4 × 5 1/8 in.). From: Meir, Middle Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: Khashaba excavations, 1910–11. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1912.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A painted anthropoid-shaped wooden canopic container with a human-style face and inscribed hieroglyphic bands on the chest and around the body.
The object is a vertical, anthropoid coffin-form container. The front face is human-like with painted features and remnants of red/brown pigment; the sides show rounded shoulders and a modeled torso. On the chest area there is a vertical column (and/or stacked bands) of painted hieroglyph-like signs, though the exact wording is not fully legible at this resolution. Additional painted marks decorate the body, including star/rosette-like motifs on the front. No clearly legible Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. The image does not show an explicit royal cartouche. The catalogue title indicates the container is inscribed with the name of Duamutef, but the specific Duamutef name/signs cannot be confirmed from the provided image.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281655 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 12.182.61a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546311 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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